Vertiv
About
Global data center infrastructure company specializing in power, cooling, and IT infrastructure management — the #2 data center power vendor alongside Schneider Electric. Owns the Liebert brand (UPS, precision cooling, AVOCENT KVM) and Geist (rack PDUs). Partnered with NVIDIA (2024) to develop 132kW liquid-cooled rack UPS for AI platforms. OneCore modular platform (2025) scales to 5MW+ for hyperscale. Environet DCIM platform integrates with EcoStruxure and building management systems. NYSE: VRT,...
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Ideal Customer
- Vertiv's sweet spot is large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure operators — primarily hyperscale cloud providers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud), colocation operators (Equinix, Digital Realty, QTS, Compass), and neocloud/AI-optimized data centers (CoreWeave, Nebius).
- These are typically enterprise-class or larger organizations with significant capital investment in on-premises or co-located data center infrastructure requiring 24/7 uptime.
Key Differentiators
- Vertiv's primary differentiators are its end-to-end critical infrastructure portfolio spanning the full power train and thermal chain — from UPS and switchgear to precision cooling, liquid cooling CDUs, and DCIM software — which most competitors (Schneider Electric, Eaton, ABB) cannot match in a single vendor.
- Vertiv holds the #1 market position in data center thermal management (~20% share per Dell'Oro 2024) and the #1 position in three-phase large UPS and power switching and distribution (per Omdia 2024).
Industries Served
- Vertiv primarily serves three end markets: data centers (hyperscale/cloud, colocation, neocloud, and enterprise), communication networks, and commercial/industrial environments.
- Within those markets, specific industries served include cloud services, financial services (e.g., Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan), healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, energy, education, government, social media, retail, and telecommunications.
Service Coverage
- Vertiv operates globally, with engineering, manufacturing, operations, sales, and service locations in more than 40 countries across the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa.
- The company does business in more than 130 countries, supported by approximately 30 manufacturing facilities, ~320 service centers, and ~5,000 field service engineers worldwide.
Partnerships
- Vertiv's most significant technology partnership is with NVIDIA: in March 2024, Vertiv became a Solution Advisor: Consultant partner in the NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) — the only large physical infrastructure vendor to hold that status — collaborating on liquid cooling architectures for GB200 NVL72 and 800 VDC AI factory power designs.
- Additional strategic partnerships include Caterpillar (distributed power generation and backup solutions), Oklo (alternative energy exploration for data centers), and Compass Datacenters (co-development of the CoolPhase Flex hybrid cooling system).
Company Size & Ownership
- Vertiv traces its roots to 1946, when Ralph Liebert founded Capitol Refrigeration Industries, which became Liebert Corporation in 1965, was acquired by Emerson Electric and rebranded as Emerson Network Power in 2000, then spun off and rebranded as Vertiv in 2016 after Platinum Equity's $4 billion acquisition.
- As of 2025, Vertiv employs approximately 34,000 people globally and reported FY2025 revenue of ~$10.2 billion — up from $8.0 billion in 2024 and $6.9 billion in 2023, representing a consistent 17–21% annual growth rate.
Compliance & Certifications
- Vertiv holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certifications across all global manufacturing facilities, with certifications dating back to the mid-1990s and issued by bodies including Bureau Veritas, SAI Global, and DQS.
- Vertiv's rack PDUs (rPDUs) carry UL 2900-1 cybersecurity certification, based on its proprietary SECURE (Systematic Evaluation of Complete Underpinning Risk Elements) process.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
4 offeringsGeist PDUs
Intelligent rack PDUs with per-outlet monitoring, switched outlets, and environmental sensors for temperature and humidity. Available in basic, metered, and switched configurations. Vertiv Environet monitoring platform provides centralized management across Geist PDUs and Vertiv UPS.
Liebert UPS Systems
Enterprise UPS systems from edge to hyperscale — Liebert GXE/GXT (single-phase for IT rooms), Liebert EXS/EXL (three-phase for data centers), and PowerUPS 9000 (97.5% efficiency, 32% smaller footprint, launched Dec 2024). Trinergy UPS (2024) supports high-density AI workloads. The standard three-phase UPS in colocation and enterprise data centers.
Vertiv Thermal/Cooling Solutions
Precision air conditioning, in-row cooling, liquid cooling, and rear-door heat exchangers for data centers. Liebert DSE precision cooling for raised-floor environments; Liebert CRV in-row cooling for high-density deployments; XDU series liquid cooling distribution for direct-to-chip AI GPU racks. Liebert iCOM thermal manager uses ML for predictive cooling optimization.
Vertiv Trellis DCIM
Data center infrastructure management platform — asset management, power capacity planning, thermal modeling, and change management for enterprise and colocation data centers. Integrates with Liebert UPS and Geist PDUs for automated power monitoring and capacity planning.
Considering Vertiv?
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